Catley vows winning mentality at Algarve Cup

Star defender Steph Catley flies to Portugal tonight confident the Algarve Cup will supercharge the Westfield Matildas' development with a tough group ahead, starting with the Swedes.

The Australians face Sweden, Netherland and China in Group C in Portugal.

And with a younger group of players alongside a core of big name Matildas, the 23-year-old says they’re going to the Algarve to develop the team but also win.

“Every ‘A’ international matters because you want to be in that top six [in the world] so you get a decent group at major tournaments, so a higher ranking helps and these games are good for us to develop, but also we’ll be looking to get wins.

"Sweden is very disciplined, after watching them at the Olympics, and a great defensive unit and combination plays in the final third – getting through that structure is going to be key for us,” she told www.footballaustralia.com.au at the launch of the ALDI Mini Roos on Wednesday.